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   From: omeallymd@geemail.com   
      
   On 2019-11-19 15:41:15 +0000, Julian Bradfield said:   
      
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   > My take is precisely that Tolkien is hinting at the existence of a   
   > possible competitor.   
   >   
   > Not sure I can do American, but a translation might be   
   >  "I had wanted to publish them together with you, but since you don't want   
   >  to publish them together, I no longer want to publish with you, and   
   >  am looking elsewhere".   
      
   I am suspecting that you are correct because in a subsequent letter to   
   Tolkien from Sir Stanley, he says something to the effect (IDHTBIFOM),   
   "Since you are demanding a 'yes' or 'no', I am saying 'no'". There was   
   no interim letter from Tolkien that appears to give a more blatant   
   ultimatum, unless it was lost or was unpublished.   
      
   Thanks for clarifying Julian.   
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   Bill O'Meally   
      
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